ICARUS: film review
Icarus Documentary drama – director Brian Fogel accidently discovers global politics, doping scandal, Russian conspiracy, olympic committee corruption, whistleblower …
Are Family Reunions Dead?
Not according to vacation home rental company HomeAway. And not according to my family, who just gathered early this month for a family vacation on the Texas coast! Family reunions seem a bit of an old-fashioned thing. They conjure nostalgic memories of extended cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents, etc. gathering together for a few days….
HAND CRAFTED HYBRID ENDURANCE BICYCLE
Portland, Oregon once again proves it can out-hipster anything. No, it’s not a pickled tree with a bird on it. Renovo has been an unwavering champion of the wood-framed bicycle. The Aerowood is a smooth ride, easily whooshing past the metal trendies out there. A whack of the hammer on steel or carbon fiber creates…
AN OASIS IN SILICON VALLEY
Yes, you can hide away and experience luxury at its finest in one of the most competitive places in the world. It sound quite counterintuitive, since Silicon Valley is known for being the high-powered land of titans of tech and the home of Stanford University, which is anything but chill. But on the eastern tip…
FIlm Review: Patti Cake$
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? Director Geremy Jasper just graduated Wesleyan, now living in his parent’s basement. Convinced he would never get out of Jersey, his daily routine was taking care of his grandparent with a broken hip, writing rap lyrics, and dreaming of another life as a New York City musician. After actually making it…
Film Review: The Man With A Movie Camera + DeVotchKa
Get off your couch, fellow potatoes. Go to the cinema, sit with real people not staring at their phone (much). Picture this… watching “The Man With A Movie Camera”, at the beautiful Castro Theatre, accompanied by the live band, DeVotchKa. Thank you, San Francisco International Film Festival. Seriously, pure bliss. Who knew, this 1929, black…
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Film Review: Tania Libre
RESISTANCE NOW ! Lynn Hershman Leeson takes nothing at face value. Her film, installation, and multimedia work highlight acts of courage against censorship and repression, unknown stories that have little chance of being told, if not for her persistence of vision. TANIA LIBRE In the documentary “Tania Libre”, Leeson introduces us to Tania Bruguera, a…